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Supreme Court Seeks Answers After Yamuna Expressway Bus Fire
A sleeper bus caught fire on the Yamuna Expressway, and nine people died.
The bus was travelling from Delhi to Bihar.
The fire happened near Jewar in Greater Noida on September 24, 2026.
A person from Agra asked the Supreme Court to investigate the incident.
The court asked the Uttar Pradesh chief secretary and the Ministry of Road Transport to respond.
The requested investigation would examine whether the bus was properly registered, insured and approved to carry passengers.
It would also examine whether safety rules were followed.
The petition says vehicles with more than five unpaid traffic fines should not be allowed through toll plazas.
The Allahabad High Court has separately asked officials for information about safety checks and permits for such buses.
The Supreme Court sought responses from the Ministry of Road Transport and Uttar Pradesh’s chief secretary over a sleeper bus fire.
Nine passengers died when the bus caught fire near the 33-kilometre milestone on September 24, 2026.
The bus was travelling from Delhi to Bihar when the incident occurred near Jewar in Greater Noida.
A petition requested a report covering the bus’s cause of fire, ownership, permits, fitness, insurance and passenger capacity.
The petition also proposed blocking vehicles with more than five unpaid challans from crossing toll plazas.
- Who
- The Supreme Court, the Ministry of Road Transport, Uttar Pradesh’s chief secretary and petitioner Kishan Chand Jain are involved; nine passengers died.
- What
- The Supreme Court sought responses after a sleeper bus fire and considered requests for a detailed safety and compliance report.
- Where
- Near the 33-kilometre milestone on the Yamuna Expressway, under Jewar Police Station in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
- When
- The fire occurred on September 24, 2026, during the intervening night of September 23-24; the Supreme Court issued notices on September 28.
- Why
- The petition seeks accountability for the fire and improved enforcement of vehicle safety, permit and traffic-fine requirements.
Key facts
- Deaths
- Nine passengers died in the bus fire.
- Incident date
- September 24, 2026.
- Location
- Yamuna Expressway near the 33-kilometre milestone, Greater Noida.
- Bus route
- The bus was travelling from Delhi to Bihar.
- Requested investigation
- The petition seeks examination of the fire’s cause, ownership, registration, permit, fitness, insurance and authorised passenger capacity.
- Proposed toll restriction
- Transport vehicles with more than five unpaid challans would be barred from crossing toll or fee plazas until payment.
- Related court action
- The Allahabad High Court directed state officials to file an affidavit on safety checks and permits for such buses.
Quotes
Kishan Chand Jain's petition
Application filed by an Agra resident seeking directions and accountability after the bus fire
“Direct the Ministry of Road Transport, the National Highways Authority of India and its toll-collection arm Indian Highways Management Company Limited and all state governments and state expressway authorities that no transport vehicle having more than five unpaid challans shall be permitted to cross any toll plaza or fee plaza on a national highway, state highway or expressway until the challan amounts are paid.”
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